Worrying statistics when 12 Vietnamese national team players were injured in 2 years

According to statistics, in just the past 2 years, a total of 12 players have been injured during training and competition with the Vietnam national team or in the V-League (not counting cases of minor injuries).

In just the past 2 years, up to 12 Vietnamese national team players have been injured while training, competing with the national team or fighting in the V-League. Photo: Archive

The group of knee ligament injuries includes 7 cases: Nguyen Tuan Anh, Luong Xuan Truong, Tran Dinh Trong, Doan Van Hau, Do Duy Manh, Tran Minh Vuong and Phan Van Duc. The cases of muscle strain and tear include 4 people: Nguyen Quang Hai, Bui Tien Dung, Nguyen Thanh Chung and Nguyen Trong Hoang. The remaining name is Do Hung Dung, with a broken tibia.

Looking at the long list above, it can be seen how much trauma is a haunting thing forVietnam National TeamasCoach Park Hang-seo. Not having the strongest squad in the tournament also significantly affects the team's performance. Importantly, not every player can regain their best form after recovery.

Up to now, Hung Dung, Minh Vuong, Thanh Chung, Dinh Trong and Tien Dung are still on the list of "sick soldiers" in order from serious to mild. Of these, only Bui Tien Dung has basically almost completely recovered. The rest need more time to be completely treated.

The above injuries come from different reasons. There are even cases where players injure themselves, not due to disputes or confrontations. Of course, there are also some injuries due to high-intensity activities and fierce collisions with opponents, a typical example being Thanh Chung recently.

Among the injuries listed above, many occurred when domestic and international tournaments overlapped, but there were also cases when the season had been stopped since May.

A player shared: "Normally when the V-League is played in a row, we risk overloading when increasing the workload in the first days of the Vietnam national team's training. On the contrary, this time, the tournament has been suspended since May, there has been no competition for a long time, so when we practice a lot, we also have muscle tension.

Players have to exert all their strength against strong opponents, leading to overload. Photo courtesy of PV

Vietnam had an advantage in the second qualifying round when the V-League was still playing while other countries were suspended for a long time. But in the third qualifying round, we were at a disadvantage when our opponents were playing well.

In particular, the opponents in the third qualifying round are all among the strongest in the continent. Every match is like "climbing a mountain", forcing the players to give their all and play beyond their limits, so the risk of injury and overload will be much higher than before.

From now until March 2022, the Vietnam national team has a total of 8 matches in the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia, not to mention the AFF Cup scheduled to start from December 5-31, 2021. Therefore, Coach Park's students still face a very high risk of injury.

Former Vietnam national team coach Phan Thanh Hung offered a solution: "The suspension of V-League like this will cause many difficulties for the Vietnam national team. For now, we have U22 Vietnam as a neutral team. The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) should consider contacting some teams that have stopped in the second qualifying round to play friendly matches.

Like next October, the Vietnamese team will play 2 matches in the UAE (against China and Oman), we can find a team in this region as a friendly match, helping the players get a feel before entering the real battle.

In addition, another issue to keep in mind is to limit players from playing when they have not fully recovered, which can lead to the risk of serious injury to the players. Recovery from injury is extremely important to avoid recurrence."

Trong Hoang has suffered many serious injuries. Photo: Archive

Trong Hoang is one of the oldest players in the Vietnam national team. He also suffered a torn thigh muscle and muscle damage, but recovered very quickly. The physical foundation of the defender from Nghe An is extremely impressive. Talking about his secret, Trong Hoang expressed:

"I usually have the habit of going to bed early, not smoking and limiting alcoholic beverages. In addition, on days when I don't practice with the club or team, I also try to maintain my physical strength every day to accumulate."

Thanks to his regular activities, Trong Hoang is still healthy, combined with his serious training spirit and good awareness of maintaining his physical fitness, so he rarely gets injured. Even when he is in pain, he always recovers faster than expected, making Coach Park extremely satisfied.